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The summer initiation season in South Africa has once again been marred by tragedy, with the latest figures showing that 41 initiates have lost their lives during this year’s rite of passage.

The summer initiation season is nearing its end and again it is accompanied by deaths. The total number of initiates who have lost their lives now stands at 41 countrywide. The Eastern Cape recorded ...

My husband and I haven't had sex in months. Not a dry spell here and there. I mean nothing. No touching, no initiation, no desire. When I finally confronted him, he shrugged and said he just has a low ...

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Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Xhosa boys stand in a field during traditional ...

Initiation deaths continue to plague the country despite ongoing appeals for vigilance and full compliance with the Customary Initiation Act. The summer initiation season officially started on 1 ...

A picture of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the Eastern Cape province. Picture: AFP The national Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ...

A grade 12 pupil at Tlego Tawana Secondary School in the North West has died after he was allegedly forcefully taken to an initiation school. Onalenna Booi, a 19-year-old from Ditlhakong East Village, ...

A matric pupil from Tiego Tawana Secondary School in Dithakang village near Mafikeng in the North West has died after he was allegedly forcefully taken to an initiation school. According to his family ...